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FCC Proposes to Add Certain Connected Vehicle Technologies to the Covered List

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The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) and Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) have published a Public Notice seeking input on adding certain...more

Hogan Lovells

Why medical device companies must prioritize compliance with DOJ's Data Security Program

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This regulation is designed to protect U.S. national security by restricting the transfer of bulk sensitive data to foreign entities associated with “countries of concern,” including China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba,...more

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U.S. BIS final rule prohibits imports, sales of connected vehicles and systems with China or Russia nexus

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On January 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published the Final Rule addressing national security risks associated with connected vehicle technologies. The final rule, which...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

EXIM Launches Supply Chain Resiliency Initiative to Bolster U.S. Competitiveness

On Jan. 8, the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) announced the creation of the Supply Chain Resiliency Initiative (SCRI), a targeted financing program aimed at diversifying and strengthening critical mineral and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Persistence of (High Bandwidth) Memory: Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment and Korean Semiconductor Manufactures Face...

On December 2, 2024, the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a new set of regulations targeting semiconductors manufacturing equipment (SME) and high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips. The updates...more

Blank Rome LLP

BIS Issues Significant New Round of Semiconductor Export Controls: Six Notable Changes

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The U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) recently issued significant new export controls under the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) aimed at further restricting semiconductor...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

President Biden’s BIS Fires Final Export Controls Salvo at China’s Chip Industry

On December 2, 2024, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule expanding and refining the scope of the Entity List (the “Entity List FR”), as well as an interim final rule building upon the China chip...more

Baker Donelson

Supply Chain Challenges and Opportunities Under the Second Trump Administration

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Trade action was a touchstone of the first Trump Administration. Statements throughout the campaign by President-Elect Trump and his surrogates suggest significant trade actions in the second term. The actions and potential...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Chinese Manufactured Batteries Pose Cybersecurity Threat to Critical Infrastructure

The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, released its annual report to Congress this month.  The 793-page report responds to the Commission’s mandate to “monitor, investigate, and report to Congress on the...more

Clark Hill PLC

Proposed Rulemaking: Imported Chinese Hardware for Advanced Auto Features Will Be Banned in 2029

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On Sept. 26,  the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services (OICTS) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) entitled,...more

Holland & Knight LLP

BIS Proposes Rule to Secure Connected Vehicle Supply Chains from Foreign Adversary Threats: Rule Will Create New Compliance...

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The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Proposed Rule) on Sept. 26, 2024, to address certain undue or unacceptable risks identified in Executive Order...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

BIOSECURE Act: Anticipated Movement, Key Provisions, and Likely Impact

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Last night, the House of Representatives passed the BIOSECURE Act (BIOSECURE or the Act) by a bipartisan vote of 306 to 81.  The BIOSECURE Act prohibits federal agencies from procuring or obtaining any biotechnology...more

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Forced Labor Questionnaires: Another Helpful Hint

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In February 2024, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) began taking a new approach to Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) enforcement—questionnaires. Once again, the solar industry is among the first targets, vanguards...more

Pillsbury - Global Trade & Sanctions Law

Correcting and Clarifying Export Controls Issued on Advanced Computing and Semiconductor Manufacturing Items

On March 29, 2024, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an interim final rule (“2024 IFR”) clarifying and correcting its October 2023 interim final rules on advanced...more

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Plugged In: An EV Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 3

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Editor’s Note - In this edition of Plugged In, we invite you to dive into the intricate web of global supply chains and their profound implications for national security and economic resilience. This issue includes the...more

Wiley Rein LLP

BIS Strengthens Export Controls Targeting China’s Acquisition of Semiconductor Equipment, Advanced Computing Items, and...

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For the second year running, and in what may prove to be a regular process, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has significantly expanded export controls on specific semiconductor and...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

Navigating U.S. Sanctions and Export Control Restrictions

Over the last several months, companies have become entangled in an increasingly complex web of new and expanded sanctions and export control restrictions related to Russia in response to its war on Ukraine. The current...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Commerce Releases New Proposed Rule Governing Restrictions on Chinese Investments by CHIPS Act Applicants

The proposed rule tightens restrictions on activities by “affiliates” and clarifies scope of statutory clawbacks. The Department of Commerce released a proposed rule imposing guardrails preventing the “improper use of...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

FCC Bars Imports of Telecommunications Equipment or Technology from Certain Chinese Producers

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On November 25, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) adopted new rules to block the importation of telecommunications equipment considered unacceptably hazardous to U.S. national security. These new FCC rules...more

Venable LLP

U.S.-China Relationship: Assessing the Risk of Marketing Electronics Made Outside the United States

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Just weeks after President Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met face-to-face to restore dialogue between the two countries, the Federal Communications Commission adopted new rules that could limit national security threats...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

FCC Modifies Equipment Authorization Rules for Certain Chinese Manufacturers

The FCC seeks further comment on the revocation of existing equipment authorizations issued to manufacturers on FCC Covered List. Elimination of expedited approval procedures reduces possible evasion of FCC’s rules....more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Biden Administration Restricts U.S. Exports of Advanced Computing and Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment, Software, and...

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On October 7, 2022, the Biden Administration announced new restrictions on exports to China of advanced integrated circuits (“ICs”), computers and components containing advanced ICs, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Commerce Department offers guidance on new controls on US person activities supporting the development or production of integrated...

Recently, the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an interim final rule imposing additional export controls on certain advanced computing and semiconductor manufacturing items and for...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Foley Manufacturing Update - November 2022

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The most recent article in Foley & Lardner’s Supply Chain Disruption Series provides background on a number of key terms and conditions for buyers and sellers in the supply chain to consider in commercial forms. Click here to...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

China’s Semiconductor and Advanced Computing Industries Targeted by New Department of Commerce Export Restrictions

On October 7, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced a series of new export controls designed to curtail China’s access to certain advanced semiconductor chips and technology, integrated circuits, and advanced...more

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